Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Inside Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition

How Putin's war in Ukraine has pushed millions into homelessness: 'We must tackle this crisis'
Depaul International staff working in Ukraine
Homelessness

How Putin's war in Ukraine has pushed millions into homelessness: 'We must tackle this crisis'

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: 'Disappointing'
pensioners
Pensioners

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners miss out DWP pension credit worth £1,900: 'Disappointing'

Labour's Renters' Rights Bill will 'put decency in the heart of the private rented sector'
Labour housing secretary Angela Rayner
RENTING

Labour's Renters' Rights Bill will 'put decency in the heart of the private rented sector'

How Labour's Renters' Rights Bill is aiming to save renters from 'fear of eviction'
Renters at a protest
RENTING

How Labour's Renters' Rights Bill is aiming to save renters from 'fear of eviction'

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
boy leaning back on a wall looking sad
Poverty

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk

Renters kicked out by no-fault evictions pay thousands to find a new home: 'It's totally unjust'
Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner
RENTING

Renters kicked out by no-fault evictions pay thousands to find a new home: 'It's totally unjust'

Disability benefits system is damaging claimants' health, DWP's own analysis finds: 'It's degrading'
disability benefits
Disability benefits

Disability benefits system is damaging claimants' health, DWP's own analysis finds: 'It's degrading'

Danny Dyer: 'I don't trust Keir Starmer. Why Angela Rayner's not leading things I don't know'
Danny Dyer in his Big Issue tabard
Danny Dyer

Danny Dyer: 'I don't trust Keir Starmer. Why Angela Rayner's not leading things I don't know'

Scrapping two-child benefit cap 'single most cost-effective policy' to reduce child poverty
Stock image of a baby being held by its mother
Child poverty

Scrapping two-child benefit cap 'single most cost-effective policy' to reduce child poverty

Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown
A child and her mother who are experiencing homelessness
Homelessness

Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester'
Gerry & Sewell cast at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Theatre

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester'

Homelessness services face cliff-edge unless Labour gives budget boost for rough sleepers
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to extend rough sleeping funding to help homelessness services
Rough sleeping

Homelessness services face cliff-edge unless Labour gives budget boost for rough sleepers

Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
Earl John Charlton and Orinoco the Womble
Big Community

Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left 'living with damp and mould for two years'
Television presenter Stephen Mulhern with inset photos of mould at properties he rents out
Exclusive

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left 'living with damp and mould for two years'

AJ Odudu: 'I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years'
Exclusive

AJ Odudu: 'I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'
Brad Kella
Music

The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'

'It's time to listen': Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
keir starmer
Winter fuel payments

'It's time to listen': Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

Labour's plan to 'get Brits back to work' must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
Disability benefits

Labour's plan to 'get Brits back to work' must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say

DWP's crackdown on welfare fraud risks 'criminalising' innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
Starmer at the Labour party conference
Benefit fraud

DWP's crackdown on welfare fraud risks 'criminalising' innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned